It simply wouldn't be Christmas if you didn't spend evenings cosily bundled up on the sofa with your friends and family.Luckily, there's a bumper crop of Christmas specials on TV this season which are sure to keep everyone entertained through those long winter nights. From Sherlock's time-travelling mystery to Downton Abbey's final hurrah, there's something for all the family over the holiday period.

　　要是不蜷在沙發上和家人朋友共度夜晚就不叫圣誕了。幸而本季有一大波圣誕特輯劇集開播，保準人人漫漫冬夜歡樂開懷。從夏洛克的時光之旅到唐頓莊園的大團圓，在此圣誕佳節總有大家都愛的片。

Downton Abbey

　　《唐頓莊園》

首播：BBC One, Christmas Day, 8.45pm

　　After her absence in season six, Lady Rose will be returning to the Crawley manor, but Violet Crawley is set to be involved in a shocking final storyline. Hopefully her spirits will be lifted by a wedding, withrumoursthat Lady Edith will accept Bertie Pelham's proposal.

　　繼第六季缺席熒屏，羅斯夫人將重回克勞利莊園，但薇拉·克勞利按劇情設置將會卷入終結性的駭人故事情節。希望婚禮可以讓她精神大振，謠傳伊迪絲小姐將會接受伯蒂·佩勒姆的求婚。

　　《神探夏洛克》

首播：BBC One, 1 January（中國1月4日影院登陸，小伙伴們約嗎~）

　　The 90-minute episode titled The Abominable Bride follows Holmes and Watson as they are transported back in time to Victorian London where they deal with a ghostly mystery. While the episode has been dubbed a Christmas special, writer Stephen Moffat has admitted the show would work equally well in the middle of summer.

　　《可惡的新娘》 SP長達90分鐘，夏洛克和華生穿越回到了維多利亞時代的倫敦，一個可怖的謎團有待他們揭開。盡管這一集譯制為圣誕特輯，編劇史蒂文·莫法特也承認這集若是盛夏播放同樣奏效。

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《呼叫助產士 》

首播：BBC One, Christmas Day

　　It may have been filmed during the heatwave in June, but Call The Midwife promises to provide plenty of festive cheer. The latest storyline is being kept firmly under wraps for now, but Cliff Parisi, who plays Fred, was seen on set in a Santa suit.

　　盡管很有可能是在酷暑的六月拍攝的，但《呼叫助產士》還是帶來了頗多節日的歡騰氣息。最新劇情雖嚴格保密，不過有人看到弗雷德的扮演者克里夫·帕瑞席在現場著圣誕老人裝。

《神秘博士》

首播：BBC One, date TBC

　　With Jenna Coleman announcing that she's leaving the series, this will be The Doctor's last Christmas with Clara. But whilst he may have lost one companion, River Song will be returning to the show for the Christmas special. River, who plays The Doctor's wife, has not yet met this incarnation of her husband, so it should make for great viewing.

　　珍娜·科爾曼稱她要離開《神秘博士》系列劇，這將是博士和克拉拉最后一個圣誕節。盡管博士可能已經失卻一個伴侶，但圣誕特輯里瑞宋江又回來了。博士的妻子宋江還未遇見其丈夫的（這一代）化身（注：宋江只見過10代和11代博士，和12代是初次相遇），因而也是一大看點。

《東區人》

首播：BBC One, Christmas Day

　　Dean Wicks may not be the only character facing the law this Christmas.The Beale family are seriously considering handing him over to the police for Lucy's murder. Meanwhile, in a heartwrenching situation that will strike a chord with a few viewers, elderly Cora Cross spends Christmas lonely and isolated whilst others are with their families.

　　迪恩·威客也許是本次圣誕唯一一個受法律制裁的角色。比黎一家正認真考慮是否要將迪恩交付警方處理露西謀殺一案。與此同時，年邁的克拉·克羅斯孤身一人過圣誕，而其他人卻和家人一起共度節日，這一揪心的場景會引起不少觀眾的共鳴。（來源：滬江英語）